Write 1 word in each gap
Written communication
Not long ago, written communication was slow. In the past,you....... communicate..... with someone ...... letter. They would receive the letter have ..... very annoying! For example, you could not send a letter inviting someone..... your party unless you sent it at least a week before.
Today, though, with email and text messages, we can send a written message ... someone instantly - and we do not ..... to go to the post office or pay for a stamp! It is easier than ever to stay in touch ...... friends and relations wherever they are in the world. Now , you ..... decide to have a party in the morning, your friends will be there in the evening. That is great, is not it?
I. Correct the mistake in each of the following sentences: 1) Were not you playing the guitar at 9 p.m every day last year. 2) They didn’t used to buy for their friends but for their parents. - What? I don’t understand what you mean. - I mean the things they were using. 3) She used not to have dinner here when she was a little girl. 4) Yesterday that naughty boy was beating his friend. 5) The teacher was teaching English in that secondary school last year. 6) What did you do when I went home yesterday. 7) There didn’t use to have many tall trees in this street 10 years ago.
Look at the cartoon story and answer the questions. Use the words in brackets to help you.
1 What was the weather like? (the sun / shine, hot) What was the cyclist doing? (compete / in a race, lose)
2 Where did the cyclist go? (a bus stop) What did the bus do? (stop) What did the cyclist do? (get on)
3 What was the cyclist doing? (get off the bus) What did he drop? (ticket) Who saw him? (a girl)
4 Who finished the course first? (the cheat) What were the crowd doing? (cheer)
5 What was the man getting? (a medal) What did the girl give him? (a bus ticket)
Work in pairs. Look at the cartoon story again for one more minute. Close your books and tell the story to your partner. Use the past simple and past continuous.
III. Read the text and answer the questions that follow.
I remember the days when I was still a little girl. When the New Year cam, my mother used to tell me not to cry, she used to take me to the market and buy new clothes for me, she used to make sticky rice square cakes and cook them all night. She used to go to the flower market to buy some fresh flowers. My father used to pain the walls and redecorate the house and he used to help my mom with housework. Now my parents are old and I am grown up so I do everything myself. But I still remember the days…
1. What did your mother use to tell you when the New Year came?
2. Where did she use to take you and what did she buy you?
3. What did she use to make?
4. Where did she use to go?
5. What did your father use to do?
6. Do your parents do those things nowadays? Why or Why not?
II. Write the sentences, using the cue words.
1. We/ not/ go/ school/ Saturdays.
2. They/ usually/ hold/ party/ New Year’s Eve.
3. I/ going/ see/ John/ lunchtime.
4. Last night/ she/ come home/ 10.30 and 11 o’clock.
5. Jazz/ become/ popular/ United States/ the 1920s.
6. I/ call/ you/ Friday afternoon/ about 2.30.
7. The first man/ walk/ moon/ 21 July 1969.
8. We/ often/ have/ short holiday/ Christmas.
Replace the word in brackets in the following sentences with a suitable phrasal verb in the box. Make any other necessary changes.
1. Have you ever had a bad argument with a friend? Did it take you a long time to …… …………………….….your anger? (recover from)
2. I think I ……… …………….….my father rather than my mother. (resemble) 3. If you don‟t know the meaning of a word, just ………..….it ……..….in a dictionary. (search for)
4. If we keep on using the natural resources like this, they will …..…….soon. (have no more left)
5. We‟ll buy you a cat, but you must promise to …… ……….…….it properly (take care of)
5. The flight is delayed as the plane can‟t ……………………….in this weather (leave the ground)
6. Do you want to ………… ……………….….the camera before taking it? (test)
7. Jill …………………… ………….this old book when she cleaned the room. (found by chance)
Report the questions.
1. Emma : ' How often do you work at the supermarket, John ? '
2. Holly ; ' Kate, have you ever used a credit card ? '
3. Mike : ' Sam, where did you get your new trainers from ? '
4. Kim : ' David, what are you going to buy with your birthday money ? '
5. Teacher : ' Did you do your homework ? '
HELP ME
1.Do you like tattoos on other people. Why? Why not?
2. What was your favorite subject at school? why did you enjoy it?
3. Tell your partner about your favorite film. Why?
V/ Choose the best answers:
1. Did you (go / going / goes / went) to Nam’s birthday? –Yes, I (don’t / do / did / didn’t ).
2. How ( many / much / often /old ) water does Tom drink everyday?
He (drank / drink / drinks / drunk) four bottles of water.
3. What are you doing?
I’m (reading / watering / surfing / listening) the Internet.
4. What (is / was / will / were ) the weather be like tomorrow?
It’ll (be/ to be / is / am) sunny and hot.
5. (What / Why / Where /Who ) do you learning English?
Beacause I want to (watch / watches / watching / watched) English cartoons on TV.
6. We went to Phu Quoc Island (on / in / by / from) ship.
7. What are you reading?
I’m reading (an / a / two /three) amazing story.
8. Who is the main (character/ characters / chiracter / chasacter)?
9. What’s the matter with (her/ herself / him / himself )?
(They / We / I / He) has a sore throat
10. What does she often (does / did /doing /do) in her free time?
She goes (jogging / football / skipping / badminton).
11.(What/ Where) are you doing, Linda?
I’m (surfing/ doing) the Internet.
12.How (often/ old) does Nam study with his partner?
He often (studys/ studies) with his partner everyday.
13.Where (do/ did) you go last summer holiday?
I went (in/ to) Phu Quoc Island.
14. How did you (get/ got) there?
I went (from/ by) ship.
15. Did Mary go to (Nam/ Nam’s) birthday party?
Yes, she ( did/ didn’t).
16.What did she (have/ do) at Nam’s birthday party?
She (have / had) nice food and drink.
17.Where (was/ were) you yesterday?
I was (at/ in) the seaside.
18.They took (part/ parts) in the festival on Sunday.
19.We (enjoyed/ enjoys) the food and drink at the party yesterday.
20.I want to (invite/ invited) Tony and Phong to my birthday party.